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i don't think it's fair about obama. i agreed with obama. i feel that -- i can't name the other -- the other guy going against obama. i feel that he needs to agree with obama, because he is looking out for the people that cannot do for themselves. host: a president was touring the country and telling people to talk to their congressman. during the president's break for however long it will be come on do expect to see a lot of republicans, especially the conservative republicans going out and try to counter the president? they say it is not about the taxes, but the spending. guest: i think everyone was exhausted about everything that happened here. the action want a real christmas break. and're out and about listening to see whether or not they have the upper hand. there are a couple of things going on. the president got his highest approval rating this last week since 2009. it seems to coincide with the sandy hook elementary school as a response to that. the president is riding very high in terms of where people see him. he has convinced the
i don't think it's fair about obama. i agreed with obama. i feel that -- i can't name the other -- the other guy going against obama. i feel that he needs to agree with obama, because he is looking out for the people that cannot do for themselves. host: a president was touring the country and telling people to talk to their congressman. during the president's break for however long it will be come on do expect to see a lot of republicans, especially the conservative republicans going out and...
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president obama arriving in hawaii after leaving a washington in disarray. while the president put politics aside for his weekly address -- >> michelle and i want to wish you a merry christmas and a happy holidays. >> reporter: -- on friday the focus was on the fiscal cliff. mr. obama conceded a large deal may now be impossible but urged congress to at least prevent taxes from going up on middle class americans while extending unemployment insurance and laying the groundwork for deficit reduction. >> i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chambers. and i will immediately sign that legislation into law. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner also headed home after a bruising week. his own conference refused to back his proposal, which would have allowed taxes to go up on the wealthy, delivering a stinging blow to his leadership. today he faulted the president and congressional democrats for the impasse. >> unfortunately, the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject and veto all of our proposals while fai
president obama arriving in hawaii after leaving a washington in disarray. while the president put politics aside for his weekly address -- >> michelle and i want to wish you a merry christmas and a happy holidays. >> reporter: -- on friday the focus was on the fiscal cliff. mr. obama conceded a large deal may now be impossible but urged congress to at least prevent taxes from going up on middle class americans while extending unemployment insurance and laying the groundwork for...
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were remember where we when president obama took office. the nation was facing the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression. in the fourth quarter of 2008, the economy contracted at a rate of nearly 9%. positive economic growth returned in the third quarter of 2009 and we've had 13 consecutive quarters of growth. this is quite a remarkable turn around. here we were in the fourth quarter of 2008 the economy was shrinking at a rate of almost 9% and within nine months, we were back to growth. that is quite a remarkable turn around given the damage that was done by the downturn at the end of the bush administration. end of the bush administration.
were remember where we when president obama took office. the nation was facing the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression. in the fourth quarter of 2008, the economy contracted at a rate of nearly 9%. positive economic growth returned in the third quarter of 2009 and we've had 13 consecutive quarters of growth. this is quite a remarkable turn around. here we were in the fourth quarter of 2008 the economy was shrinking at a rate of almost 9% and within nine months, we were back to...
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>> susan sounds like president obama, who says he was a hopeless optimist. >> i think that was a compliment. >> and that's what susan sounds like, unfortunately, the numbers don't back up what you say. look, most economists think that consumer spending needs to grow 3% year it year in order to stimulate employment. at the end of the third quarter, we're right about 3%. most people, even in the retail industry, think the fourth quarter is going to be lousy. now, maybe we get this mirror ball spree buying that susan things we're going to get, i don't think so. if is less than 3% year to year, which it probably will be. i see a very flat economy, if not, unemployment goes back up. >> brenda: okay. jonas, what's your view on spending and what it means to the economy, if we go over the cliff, taxpayers will have less money in their pockets. >> right, which is why it's strange they're spending less than they're supposed to. and right now, never had it so good in the taxes in effect and-- >> for another week. the. >> the problem they know it's going to get worse. retailer stocks were doing well, b
>> susan sounds like president obama, who says he was a hopeless optimist. >> i think that was a compliment. >> and that's what susan sounds like, unfortunately, the numbers don't back up what you say. look, most economists think that consumer spending needs to grow 3% year it year in order to stimulate employment. at the end of the third quarter, we're right about 3%. most people, even in the retail industry, think the fourth quarter is going to be lousy. now, maybe we get...
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of the obama administration what in your eyes has been most troubling oliver. well i think that under the disguise of clothing he's been a wolf. because the nightmare of the bush presidency preceded him and people forgave him a lot he was a great hope for change the color of his skin the book bringing in the internationalism the globalism seen all of it and he's an intelligent man but he has. take in the bush changes and he's basically put them into the establishment he's codify that's what's so weird going into a second administration that is living outside the law and does not respect the laws of foundation of or of our system and he is a constitutional. you know without the law there is the law of the jungle nuremberg existed for a reason there was a reason to have trials reason for due process as corpus called the united states. do you agree. totally if you look at his domestic policy he didn't break with the wall street friend from the policy of the bush administration if you look at his. transparency he claimed to be the transparency president when he was
of the obama administration what in your eyes has been most troubling oliver. well i think that under the disguise of clothing he's been a wolf. because the nightmare of the bush presidency preceded him and people forgave him a lot he was a great hope for change the color of his skin the book bringing in the internationalism the globalism seen all of it and he's an intelligent man but he has. take in the bush changes and he's basically put them into the establishment he's codify that's what's...
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has added some of his own the drone policy obama had more drone attacks in his first eight months than bush had his entire presidency and these are very very dubious international legality and peters were hopeful on the second term that we have to be some more flexibility we hope so there is a system in place that has enormous. political interest. on the science book it almost seems like you know the cia policy isn't just branded them so it's now acceptable the assassination. the extrajudicial judge jury executioner of people without due process it's fascinating i mean we complained during the bush years that bush was actually conducting surveillance without judicial review surveillance obama's killing people targeted assassinations without you to show review that the us is obviously much more serious similarly. here and to the history you cover pearl harbor which of course led to the internment of japanese american citizens i don't think a lot of people really acknowledge that once again under reported aspect of really what that meant when you look at the surveillance grid in america
has added some of his own the drone policy obama had more drone attacks in his first eight months than bush had his entire presidency and these are very very dubious international legality and peters were hopeful on the second term that we have to be some more flexibility we hope so there is a system in place that has enormous. political interest. on the science book it almost seems like you know the cia policy isn't just branded them so it's now acceptable the assassination. the extrajudicial...
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>> well, i think president obama is not yet made up his mind. i think they got out ahead of themselves in a sense. they were floating hagel as if it was a done deal when it really wasn't. s there's been intense criticism. i think for obama to pullback on hagel after appearing to have done tha on susan riceould present at the beginning of the second term an image of weakness domestically and also naturale: -- internationally. >> brown: and hagel, a former republican senator so we're looking -- >> there is the bipartisan element. although senator hagel didn't have a lot of allies left in the republican party when he left. >> brown: david ignatius, james mann, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: another day of mourning in newtown. we'll hear from wayne lapierre of the nra and mark glaze of mayors against illegal guns; education secretary arne dunca and high school students from around the country. also, the state of the fiscal cliff after a split among republicans; plus shields and gerson. but first,
>> well, i think president obama is not yet made up his mind. i think they got out ahead of themselves in a sense. they were floating hagel as if it was a done deal when it really wasn't. s there's been intense criticism. i think for obama to pullback on hagel after appearing to have done tha on susan riceould present at the beginning of the second term an image of weakness domestically and also naturale: -- internationally. >> brown: and hagel, a former republican senator so we're...
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some straight talk from president obama tonight about
some straight talk from president obama tonight about
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there is a big debate about this when obama was selected by the democrats but we are beyond thinking about issues of race. so even the presence of all all, and the family raises racial questions for some people. so on the way to be post racial but it is fair to say that we are not now. >>host: do you have a relationship with president of, now? >>guest: no. t. levin. her most recent book former chairwoman here is the
there is a big debate about this when obama was selected by the democrats but we are beyond thinking about issues of race. so even the presence of all all, and the family raises racial questions for some people. so on the way to be post racial but it is fair to say that we are not now. >>host: do you have a relationship with president of, now? >>guest: no. t. levin. her most recent book former chairwoman here is the
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letter from the white house to acknowledge small business saturday, and hopefully you saw president obama out shopping with his family. and he did personal tweeting. so that was great and very exciting. >> i would like to comment and i want to thank regina, you and everybody in your office for promoting small business saturday. i was out in some of the neighbors and they were very pleased how your office was out there helping promote this. and i know several businesses said that, especially in the noe valley and upper market and costa, everybody is downtown shopping and that saturday they had a definite increase in business. 24th street i was down there and talking to some folks down there and they were saying that was one of their best after-thanksgiving distal saturday and i know on castro it was the same. so thank you to you and your office for promoting it. >> you are welcome. so this year we worked with women impacting public policy and wipp and sf travel came on and the chamber of commerce. so we want to make it bigger for next year. so we're starting our planning meeting in january
letter from the white house to acknowledge small business saturday, and hopefully you saw president obama out shopping with his family. and he did personal tweeting. so that was great and very exciting. >> i would like to comment and i want to thank regina, you and everybody in your office for promoting small business saturday. i was out in some of the neighbors and they were very pleased how your office was out there helping promote this. and i know several businesses said that,...
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. >> if obama has more appointments and if the conservatives don't have the power that they do now, that could be contained. it could be applied only to handguns. but if president romney had had the opportunity or president paul ryan in a few years gets the opportunity to appoint justices to the supreme court, that could be expanded. the limits of the second amendment are not clear at this point. the supreme court has not really spoken on it. that's one of the reasons why it's so important, who appoints whom to the supreme court. >> at what point is gun violence in america a public health threat, right? you talk about the freedom, the freedoms we have in this country where the public health risk, 30 some thousand people killed every year. cdc says it's $38 billion, the cost of society of gun violence. >> what's so astonishing about the debate of gun violence, it's different from the '90s when i first started covering this issue. you have people arguing very seriously now that the way to stop or limit gun violence is to have more guns. give guns to teachers. give guns to security guards.
. >> if obama has more appointments and if the conservatives don't have the power that they do now, that could be contained. it could be applied only to handguns. but if president romney had had the opportunity or president paul ryan in a few years gets the opportunity to appoint justices to the supreme court, that could be expanded. the limits of the second amendment are not clear at this point. the supreme court has not really spoken on it. that's one of the reasons why it's so...
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there's a big debate about this when obama was selected by the democrats ended assorted out down now. the idea is we are beyond noticing are thinking about issues of race. i guess that is what that means. obviously we are. too many things have happened. even the presence of, and the white house raises racial questions for some people say that while we may be on the way some day to be post-racial, i think it is fair to say we are not now. >> host: do have relationship with president obama? >> guest: not really, no. >> host: "and justice for all," her most recent book i'm a professor at the university of pennsylvania. former chairwoman of the u.s. commission on civil rights. here's a history of the u.s. commission on civil rights. very frances berry on booktv on c-span 2. >> now another interview from the university of pennsylvania. stephanie mccurry sat down to discuss her book about her reckoning, looking at internal politics during the civil war and the influence the southern limit of a hat on the worst outcome. it's a little under half an hour. >> confederate bracketing is the name
there's a big debate about this when obama was selected by the democrats ended assorted out down now. the idea is we are beyond noticing are thinking about issues of race. i guess that is what that means. obviously we are. too many things have happened. even the presence of, and the white house raises racial questions for some people say that while we may be on the way some day to be post-racial, i think it is fair to say we are not now. >> host: do have relationship with president obama?...
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said i don't know what you want to do but if you want to give all this up and just go into journalism obama i think he would be great. he said it's funny, i've been thinking that's what i'd like to do. i told him, the problem is you have to go back to the beginning. you will have to learn this crap you don't have. whether it's reading a teleprompter or stand up or whatever. he did it. when we moved into the anchor of this week on sunday morning, there was a lot of controversy. the left didn't like them because they thought he be traded president clinton to the right didn't like him because he worked for president clinton. a lot of television affiliates even inside abc was and we just don't think he's an anchor. he just doesn't feel like an anchor. but i believe in him and we worked hard. i think is just super. as i say, i'm very, very proud of george. he deserves all the good coming his way. he's a very hard worker and a very decent man. >> here, here. agree completely. one of the best in the business of what he does. tell me about george w. bush. tell me about what he's like, and did you e
said i don't know what you want to do but if you want to give all this up and just go into journalism obama i think he would be great. he said it's funny, i've been thinking that's what i'd like to do. i told him, the problem is you have to go back to the beginning. you will have to learn this crap you don't have. whether it's reading a teleprompter or stand up or whatever. he did it. when we moved into the anchor of this week on sunday morning, there was a lot of controversy. the left didn't...
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. >> talk about obama. your chapter is entitled provocatively. [laughter] in some ways they've made it worse. >> the longest chapter of the book. >> it might get longer. >> then i see the cuts that we have to make but to deal with a contemporary is a lot of interest in obama. then to pull back. >> but there were people on the right to and those who would disagree to say he apologizes for america and pulls out from the allies and those that say he should not send troops to afghanistan in the first place. >> there was the tough group. the advisers that he bridal and called the economic advisers to timothy geithner, larry summers and peter norris said. of the foreign policy team, robert gates up to his eyeballs most of the bad things the country has done for decades. >> but he promised he would pull troops out of iraq so he falls through on his promise. >> so they do not take it seriously enough. we think it has been a big mistake. one thing he said is that cut back on the bush secrecy and has not followed through. with the espionage act was passed
. >> talk about obama. your chapter is entitled provocatively. [laughter] in some ways they've made it worse. >> the longest chapter of the book. >> it might get longer. >> then i see the cuts that we have to make but to deal with a contemporary is a lot of interest in obama. then to pull back. >> but there were people on the right to and those who would disagree to say he apologizes for america and pulls out from the allies and those that say he should not send...
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among our guests, middle east expert, also the obama administration gearing up to unleash dozens of new job killing regulations in the presidents second term. a live report on one of the agencies issuing many of those rules, environmental protection agency. and the author of the brand-new book, the five cohost joins us tonight. we begin with a political fallout of another tragedy, september 11 murder of fourwe americans in benghazi. susan rice yesterday withdrew her name from consideration too be secretary of state. the move comes after weeks of iticism over comments rice made regarding the attacks in benghazi in an interview with williams, she was asked if she was blameless for the controversy. thi speak i don't think anybody is ever fully blame, but i didn't do anything wrong, did not mislead, did not misrepresent, i dithe best with information united states government had at thete time. >lou: here's what ambassador rie did say five days after onl benghazi. >> the best information we have today is this was not a pre-planned, premeditated attack.th what happened initially was a spontan
among our guests, middle east expert, also the obama administration gearing up to unleash dozens of new job killing regulations in the presidents second term. a live report on one of the agencies issuing many of those rules, environmental protection agency. and the author of the brand-new book, the five cohost joins us tonight. we begin with a political fallout of another tragedy, september 11 murder of fourwe americans in benghazi. susan rice yesterday withdrew her name from consideration too...
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but president obama returned early from vacation and is said to have a new proposal to offer congress, sparking a rally that left the dow down just 19 points. reports are swirling apple is moving production of its mac mini computers to foxconn plants in the u.s. apple may also be working on a smart watch. and, the new york stock exchange landed the most ipo for 2012. larry levin of trading advantage joins us now. larry, it feels like we are already hanging off that cliff. > > it definitely feels that way. everybody is obviously watching for some kind of news out of washington. that is what has moved the market every day for the past couple of weeks. it will be no different today. so i absolutely agree with you. > should investors be concerned about the move in the volatility index yesterday? > > it was interesting to see that, and it is really something that at least active investors watch on a regular basis, so any time the vix moves, i think it is something to watch. > what do you anticipate for the friday trade? > > i certainly think that we will see more lower prices in the market
but president obama returned early from vacation and is said to have a new proposal to offer congress, sparking a rally that left the dow down just 19 points. reports are swirling apple is moving production of its mac mini computers to foxconn plants in the u.s. apple may also be working on a smart watch. and, the new york stock exchange landed the most ipo for 2012. larry levin of trading advantage joins us now. larry, it feels like we are already hanging off that cliff. > > it...
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at 9:15, a discussion of barack obama. 10:55, a critical look at president obama before and after he beat the white house. at 11:50, the first official white house videographer. book tv and prime time all this week on c-span2. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a bully pulpit and you ought to take advantage of it. >> the obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> so much influence in that office. it could be a shame to waste it. >> i think they serve as a window on the past through what was going on with american women. >> she becomes the chief confidante. >> many of the women who were first ladies were writers. there will books. journalists. rex they are in many cases more interesting as human beings than their husbands. if only because they are not defined and limited by political ambition. >> donnelly was socially adept and politically savvy. >> madison loved every minute of it. mrs. byrne -- mrs. monroe hated it. >> she warned her husband. you
at 9:15, a discussion of barack obama. 10:55, a critical look at president obama before and after he beat the white house. at 11:50, the first official white house videographer. book tv and prime time all this week on c-span2. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a bully pulpit and you ought to take advantage of it. >> the obesity in this country is nothing short of a...
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he was on the campaign trail insisting that after obama became president obama had closed a plant, a g.m. plant. and people said, was actually closed in december. george bush was president. he kept saying it. now, that really takes something. >> i'm going to go with an italian but not that italian. silvio berlusconi. convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to four years in prison decides this is the perfect platform to run for prime minister again. chris: that's how he got there in the first place prorblee. that's chutzpah. next category, the hard to -- hardest to figure out, nominees for 2012 mysteries. what president obama was thinking in that first debate and a muge mystery predicting -- and a huge mystery predicting the plot and david petraeus, his mystery and the email she fired off to the woman in florida who is a big friend of all the generals. or is the biggest mystery of the year what made romney think he had it? katty. >> i'm going to go with the first debate. we still don't really know what happened. and nor the people advising him were furious the day after about it. where w
he was on the campaign trail insisting that after obama became president obama had closed a plant, a g.m. plant. and people said, was actually closed in december. george bush was president. he kept saying it. now, that really takes something. >> i'm going to go with an italian but not that italian. silvio berlusconi. convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to four years in prison decides this is the perfect platform to run for prime minister again. chris: that's how he got there in the first...
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the obama administration has tried to find a compromise. so far they hadn't found one that made people happy but there are a couple of deadlines this year and so they're gonna have to revisit this issue and so that's something that is going to be argued out. >> right. >> go ahead, kevin. >> i was going to say, the courts are really the place to watch this because i think, as kim said, there's more than 30 lawsuits that have been filed about this and the very early ones that have come back, the courts seem to be fairly skeptical about the administration's ability to force a catholic institution, for example, to provide contraception. >> the bishops fought hard on this one. how does that leave their relationship with the white house? >> well, that's exactly where i was going to go, because i think that in the wake of the election there were, i mean, first of all, the catholic church has been divided in its attitude toward president obama. the catholic vote split almost down the middle, very slight lead for obama largely because of his overwhe
the obama administration has tried to find a compromise. so far they hadn't found one that made people happy but there are a couple of deadlines this year and so they're gonna have to revisit this issue and so that's something that is going to be argued out. >> right. >> go ahead, kevin. >> i was going to say, the courts are really the place to watch this because i think, as kim said, there's more than 30 lawsuits that have been filed about this and the very early ones that...
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had we not surged and left afghanistan as the way it sort of was when president obama took office, i think, far greater likelihood that the taliban would be controlling larger parts of the country and may well be in a position or well have been in a position choose have swept into kabul and other major cities over there. so the surge did buy some breathing room, but it's advertised as an awful lot more than it. so i can see some benefits there. new, we did push the taliban back in certain areas. we have started to build an afghan army. we have provided some services to the afghan people, so i can't look at this and say we did nothing. we certainly did do something. the question is a cost-benefit analysis, and it's everything that we've done at the cost of american lives, limbs and billions of dollars, is that worth it when it comes to looking at the most core issue of american national security. certainly the death of osama bin laden, the evisceration of al qaeda at the mid-and senior ranks really has nothing to do with the troop surge in afghanistan. that's the cia's drunk program i
had we not surged and left afghanistan as the way it sort of was when president obama took office, i think, far greater likelihood that the taliban would be controlling larger parts of the country and may well be in a position or well have been in a position choose have swept into kabul and other major cities over there. so the surge did buy some breathing room, but it's advertised as an awful lot more than it. so i can see some benefits there. new, we did push the taliban back in certain...
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with a caption that reads the lesser of two evils i mean i hear people all the time tell me obama's going to do more or now the he has a second term he doesn't need to worry about re-election or people thinking that he's going to do less because he doesn't care about re-election so what do you think what do you what do you see him specifically doing now that he's doesn't really have to worry about getting those votes you know he's doing more of the same you know i've been at this a lot a lot of years and i have to tell you i've never witnessed an election like this before there's been no post-election bounce. the blood fell off the rose immediately after election day you see the equity markets around the world and there's been nothing really since that has happened to have generated any hope or change we can believe in and i want to make this really clear for those of you don't know i'm a political atheist i don't believe in political religions i don't believe in their political god so when i look at events in issues it's so what they are and not the way i want them to big so what i
with a caption that reads the lesser of two evils i mean i hear people all the time tell me obama's going to do more or now the he has a second term he doesn't need to worry about re-election or people thinking that he's going to do less because he doesn't care about re-election so what do you think what do you what do you see him specifically doing now that he's doesn't really have to worry about getting those votes you know he's doing more of the same you know i've been at this a lot a lot of...
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christmas, president obama tried to give lawmakers something to think about on their own holiday break. >> think about the obligations we have to the people. >> nine days before the fiscal cliff and not a creature was stirring in washington. negotiations at an impasse. the president says he hopes the holiday spirit will inspire a change of heart. >> they can drink some eggnog and have some christmas cookies. >> republicans say the president's deal is too hard to swallow. >> it would hurt jobs. >> speaker boehner's plan to raise taxes on americans making more than $1 million a year was scuttled by fellow republicans. it is dead in the water with senate democrats. president wants to lock in tax cuts for 98% of americans. some house republicans refused to raise taxes on anyone. for a few days, both sides are setting aside politics. >> i wish all of the american people in a blast and merry christmas. >> merry christmas, ever ready. >> happy hollow -- happy holidays. >> the president and speaker say is not too late. if someone cannot find a way to give, americans are in danger of getting a
christmas, president obama tried to give lawmakers something to think about on their own holiday break. >> think about the obligations we have to the people. >> nine days before the fiscal cliff and not a creature was stirring in washington. negotiations at an impasse. the president says he hopes the holiday spirit will inspire a change of heart. >> they can drink some eggnog and have some christmas cookies. >> republicans say the president's deal is too hard to swallow....
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he made a better case for barack obama and joe bidennd barackk obama and joe biden had ever made. the other thing about bill clinton's speech is he had the ultimate line in it -- "this econom was so bad even i could not have fixed it." >> i think you pointed out in the opening of the show what was the worst political moment, which was cnt eastwood wasting 12 minutes of prime time when just before, you have had these truly heart renng stories -- heartwarming stories about e humanity of the republican challger, and also a bio which was not shown. that was a terrible tactical error. >> the reason why clinton's spch worked was pple knew it was bill clinton giving that speech. so many political speeches are written by someone else, and they read that way, and the pubblic is sick of it. >> finally, predictions s for the year ahead in the supreme court. >> the supreme court -- it will bbe a gonzo year involving the supreme court possibly strikingg down the voting rights act, the subject of gay marriage, and even weather you can patent a gene. anyway, happy new year, everyone. >> happy ne
he made a better case for barack obama and joe bidennd barackk obama and joe biden had ever made. the other thing about bill clinton's speech is he had the ultimate line in it -- "this econom was so bad even i could not have fixed it." >> i think you pointed out in the opening of the show what was the worst political moment, which was cnt eastwood wasting 12 minutes of prime time when just before, you have had these truly heart renng stories -- heartwarming stories about e...
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gun stores a flooded by customers two weeks after the tragic school shooting in connecticut as barack obama's threat to a bonfire on the spot fires plus. the coffee we just ended the coffee right. about food to nasty weather we'll look at why many britons including more millionaires they never want to leave the u.k. in the near future. this is coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program presentation has signed off a bill aimed at a u.s. citizens accusing abusing the human rights of russians it includes a ban on americans adopting russian children the restrictions came about after washington and travel and financial sanctions against russian officials it alleges are involved in rights violations. as a storage for. oh earlier the president said he saw no reason why the bill shouldn't be passed and signed it on the next day after the final draft got into his office now starting from the first of january american citizens suspected off while asians on the rights of the russian citizens will be banned from entering russia the bill also introduces financial sanctions and restric
gun stores a flooded by customers two weeks after the tragic school shooting in connecticut as barack obama's threat to a bonfire on the spot fires plus. the coffee we just ended the coffee right. about food to nasty weather we'll look at why many britons including more millionaires they never want to leave the u.k. in the near future. this is coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program presentation has signed off a bill aimed at a u.s. citizens accusing abusing the human...
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do you see a post-obama age -- a happening? >> we just pushed the post- obama[laughter] >> i know. even in the next four years? >> what this president stands for -- i talked earlier about the fight we had. i was reading a book some of you may have read that was excellent about clarence darrow. he talked about some of the fights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. during the gilded age and the progressive era. so much of the dialogue -- there were differences, but the fundamental philosophical debate was very much the same way we had in this election. do we believe that the strength of our country and the economy comes from a broad number of people, the middle class, those working to get into the middle class, or do we believe it comes from the wealth- generating capacity of those at the top? this has been a longstanding debate, and i think it was very vital in this election. president obama can carry the banner high and proudly and well. the things he has done, whether it is health reform or education reform, making higher education more affordable, expanding pell grants, cr
do you see a post-obama age -- a happening? >> we just pushed the post- obama[laughter] >> i know. even in the next four years? >> what this president stands for -- i talked earlier about the fight we had. i was reading a book some of you may have read that was excellent about clarence darrow. he talked about some of the fights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. during the gilded age and the progressive era. so much of the dialogue -- there were differences, but the...
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the obama administration floated his name. i do not the that means the president is committed to nominating him. i think they put his name out to see the reaction. host: the caller said he believes president obama caves too much. guest: i am not sure if is a cave because they do not think president obama is that committed to nominating him i think he was willing to go through with the rice nomination, but she pulled out. there is always a calculation to be made as to how much political capital you want to spend in the nomination fight. i am told he was considering up anyway.e's name host: hilda solis is the secretary of labor. any indication she is thinking about going? guest: no, if she does go you can rest assured the nominee will be pro-union. host: she is a former congresswoman from california, 32nd district. i want to go to david on the republicans' line. caller: i have a couple of comments and maybe a question. i do not see many of the cabinet people worth what they are making. maybe that is just my perception of what i
the obama administration floated his name. i do not the that means the president is committed to nominating him. i think they put his name out to see the reaction. host: the caller said he believes president obama caves too much. guest: i am not sure if is a cave because they do not think president obama is that committed to nominating him i think he was willing to go through with the rice nomination, but she pulled out. there is always a calculation to be made as to how much political capital...
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we elected president obama. i believe there has been a lot of misinformation deliberately put out about why this president was elected. i think we need to chase that. host: fifth let's hear from me now from midland, michigan. caller: i think it looks pretty good. i do not know how they are going to print out all of the new tax forms by the time we go to fill out our taxes. i am a republican and a bit less than $15,000 a year. i will pick up a beer can or a beer bottle when i am going down the street. most definitely. i have to collect them some days just to get by. as far as kicking the can of the road, i believe -- i do not believe in that. i think republicans have to face the fact that the conservatives always believe in a balanced budget. they always do. they have to scale down the monstrosity of a government they have. host: a reminder to all of our callers, please keep the sound of doubt on your tv set at home. -- keep the sound down on your tv set at home. here is a short piece from the interview on why th
we elected president obama. i believe there has been a lot of misinformation deliberately put out about why this president was elected. i think we need to chase that. host: fifth let's hear from me now from midland, michigan. caller: i think it looks pretty good. i do not know how they are going to print out all of the new tax forms by the time we go to fill out our taxes. i am a republican and a bit less than $15,000 a year. i will pick up a beer can or a beer bottle when i am going down the...
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erupted in europe over proposed austerity measures and of course we saw americans reelect president obama for a second term and while it's important reflect on the events that have defined this past year in history it's equally important to take a look forward so to talk about what we can expect in the next year two thousand and thirteen as it relates to war the global economy and much more i'm joined by gerald celeb day publisher of the trends journal and founder of the trends research institute carol thank you so much for joining me. my pleasure so in the cover of your autumn issue of the trends journal there's a photo of mitt romney and barack obama with a caption that reads the lesser of two evils i mean i hear people all the time tell me obama's going to do more or now they has a second term he doesn't need to worry about re-election or people thinking that he's going to do less because he doesn't care about re-election so what do you think what do you what do you see him specifically doing now that he's doesn't really have to worry about getting those votes you know he's doing more
erupted in europe over proposed austerity measures and of course we saw americans reelect president obama for a second term and while it's important reflect on the events that have defined this past year in history it's equally important to take a look forward so to talk about what we can expect in the next year two thousand and thirteen as it relates to war the global economy and much more i'm joined by gerald celeb day publisher of the trends journal and founder of the trends research...
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where obama's views are going to be, have real impact are in the lower federal courts. now, that's important because almost none, almost none of the cases in the lower federal courts get to the supreme court. i forget, there are tens of thousands of cases every year in the lower federal courts, and the supreme court takes about 80 which means that most to have laws being made by lower courts which obama will have a chance to, to affect. and he has said that he wants judges -- in the first place, he says that the law is clear in all but 1% of the cases which is definitely not true. wouldn't be any room for argument if it was that clear. but he says in those cases where the law isn't clear, he wants a judge who will be sympathetic to the poor, to the disabled and so forth. now, that's a at the same time that if the statute or the decisions don't support this poor person or that disabled person, he wants a judge who will perhaps stray from the law to enact his social sympathies. and that worries me because once that starts, and it has started already, you begin to get a la
where obama's views are going to be, have real impact are in the lower federal courts. now, that's important because almost none, almost none of the cases in the lower federal courts get to the supreme court. i forget, there are tens of thousands of cases every year in the lower federal courts, and the supreme court takes about 80 which means that most to have laws being made by lower courts which obama will have a chance to, to affect. and he has said that he wants judges -- in the first...
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have rocketed after president obama pledged to ban certain types of automatic weapons in the wake of the sandy hook massacre artie's going to chicken out on the panic buying public getting armed while they still can't. about two weeks ago actually on this particular wall here. they are it's four rows down four rows across. with everything going on in politics right now with the possible ban and everything everyone is flooding in. purchasing right away gun stores all across the u.s. are reporting record sales just two weeks after the tragic shooting at the elementary school in newtown americans are scrambling to buy the same type of weapon that adam lanza used in the connecticut shooting plus high capacity magazines and a lot of them panic buying trigger it out of fear that the white house is out to ban the weapons but this time the words need to lead to action no a r fifteen for this customer all sold out at the store while prices on line have gone through the rules have been going for a thousand and fifteen hundred eight hundred dollars to twenty five hundred three thousand dollars
have rocketed after president obama pledged to ban certain types of automatic weapons in the wake of the sandy hook massacre artie's going to chicken out on the panic buying public getting armed while they still can't. about two weeks ago actually on this particular wall here. they are it's four rows down four rows across. with everything going on in politics right now with the possible ban and everything everyone is flooding in. purchasing right away gun stores all across the u.s. are...
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what thewas e ke to the obama victory? >> the obama campaign was a brilliant, disciplined campaign. it had a very narrow route to victory, and it proceeded to follow it with incredible discipline and a sense of direction, and they raced to a different level the organizational imperative in politics. but remember this -- five of the last six elections, the republicans have failed to win the popular vote. mittomneis i a succession. he is not an anomaly. >> the main reason for mitt romney's defeat, given the problems the president had. >> if you ask people at the end of 2011, middle of 2011, to look like a slam dunk for republicans. one of the reasons we are at the fiscal cliff is the republican resolution was under the tacit assumption that they would control the white house, so who cared about everything stacked against them. the main proble w obama ran an absolutely brilliant campaign. republicans had a very weak field, and romney was the best of a very weak field. he himself was a very odd candidate. after the financial crisis, a man essentially of wall street, and a man whose esse
what thewas e ke to the obama victory? >> the obama campaign was a brilliant, disciplined campaign. it had a very narrow route to victory, and it proceeded to follow it with incredible discipline and a sense of direction, and they raced to a different level the organizational imperative in politics. but remember this -- five of the last six elections, the republicans have failed to win the popular vote. mittomneis i a succession. he is not an anomaly. >> the main reason for mitt...
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weeks after the tragic school shooting in connecticut gun stores are flooded by customers as barack obama's threat to ban firearms proved to be their best. hopes for dialogue in syria as moscow has more flexibility from the rebels and their international backers while waiting for concrete diplomatic steps from damascus plus artes news crews recall how they covered the conflict in twenty twelve. or so money doesn't buy happiness in the u.k. is over a fifth of the country's richest people dream of living abroad. and president putin has signaled he will sign the bill which includes a ban on americans adopting russian children while pledging to improve the lives of orphans within the country. hello good to have you company this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow. now gun sales are surging to record levels across the u.s. president obama's pledge to tackle firearms ownership in the wake of the sandy hook school massacre has seen the shooting spree develop into a shopping spree for guns. she can spoke to some of the store owners who are cashing. about two weeks ago actually on this particular
weeks after the tragic school shooting in connecticut gun stores are flooded by customers as barack obama's threat to ban firearms proved to be their best. hopes for dialogue in syria as moscow has more flexibility from the rebels and their international backers while waiting for concrete diplomatic steps from damascus plus artes news crews recall how they covered the conflict in twenty twelve. or so money doesn't buy happiness in the u.k. is over a fifth of the country's richest people dream...
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done against president obama. because as for the russian citizens who have been included on that list and they haven't seen that it's still. not published. if they want to prevent russian citizens they don't like the united states they can do it without their guardians without any show well remember the off record conversation that obama and mediator had and obama promised to be more flexible right after elections but from what you're saying how how how much flexible can he really be or allow himself to be with this republican opposition in congress well i think that's the peculiarities of the american system and the congressman can freeze consideration of. very important issues just because the beef from his particular state is not being admitted to one country or in the other for the senate the reasons and. the issues of global importance could be just frozen because of the. interest of one single state in the united states'. interests having nothing to do with the substance of the issue in question so sometimes
done against president obama. because as for the russian citizens who have been included on that list and they haven't seen that it's still. not published. if they want to prevent russian citizens they don't like the united states they can do it without their guardians without any show well remember the off record conversation that obama and mediator had and obama promised to be more flexible right after elections but from what you're saying how how how much flexible can he really be or allow...
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senator daniel inouye, about 1,000 people attending that memorial service in hawaii including president obama an the first lady. senate majority leader harry reid paying tribute to the war hero. >> inouye said my biggest challenge is to convince myself on this day i did my best. i can't think of a single day during the 30 yearsive known senator inouye that he didn't do his best. >> senator inouye was 88 years old and second longest serving senator in u.s. history. >>> no deelt in sight an the fiscal cliff is less than a week away. they are arguing who is at fault for the disagreement. steve centanni is live with more. >> no agreement but plenty of talk. push for a plan b saying the ball is now in the democrat's court there has been no movement toward any kind of deal. republicans can't spending cuts and one key republican says what they need now is leadership. >> if you want leaders the president has been a pathetic fiscal leader. i would vote for revenues including tax hikes to keep the country from becoming greece. i am not going to set aside the 1.2 trillion in cuts. >> the president spoke
senator daniel inouye, about 1,000 people attending that memorial service in hawaii including president obama an the first lady. senate majority leader harry reid paying tribute to the war hero. >> inouye said my biggest challenge is to convince myself on this day i did my best. i can't think of a single day during the 30 yearsive known senator inouye that he didn't do his best. >> senator inouye was 88 years old and second longest serving senator in u.s. history. >>> no...
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obama would probably argue it's the gop that's not negotiating, not to mention the fact that speaker boehner's caucus seems to be doing whatever it wants to do. still, jerry blames the president. the decision was made at the polls in november. obama has the upper hand and he wants all taxes to go up so he can spend and run this country in the ground. but gary points out, the president wants more taxes only on the well to do. so taxing the rich will not get all some may want but that does not mean they should not pay what they ought to pay, and that is what they paid in 1999. okay then, okay now. you want to pay down the national debt? put everyone to work. that was doing it 15 years ago, and that can do it now. >>> that is our broadcast for tonight. we'll hope you will be around for our broadcast at 1 1:00. i will be here with erica. we'll see you then. have a great evening. bye-bye. >>> from cheating to fist fighting to a drug overdose, the biggest celebrity scandals of 2012. >>> lindsay lohan's arrest. are you afraid your daughter's going to go back to jail? >> dena's appearance wi
obama would probably argue it's the gop that's not negotiating, not to mention the fact that speaker boehner's caucus seems to be doing whatever it wants to do. still, jerry blames the president. the decision was made at the polls in november. obama has the upper hand and he wants all taxes to go up so he can spend and run this country in the ground. but gary points out, the president wants more taxes only on the well to do. so taxing the rich will not get all some may want but that does not...
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weeks after the tragic school shooting in connecticut gun stores are flooded by customers as barack obama's threat to ban firearms proved to be their best. the international peace envoy to syria calls for a transitional government as the country succumbs to being a fertile ground for terrorists first artie's new troops recall how they covered the conflict in twenty twelve. and president putin signals he will sign the bill which includes a ban on americans adopting russian children while pledging to improve the lives of all friends within the country. and i welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me and. my gun sales are surging to record levels across the u.s. president obama's pledge to tackle firearms ownership in the wake of the sandy hook school massacre has seen the shooting spree develop into a shopping spree for guns. you can spoke to some of the store owners who are cashing in. about two minutes ago actually on this particular wall here. wrote down four rows across. with everything going on politics right now with the possible everything everyone is. purchasing right away gu
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>> this whole thing with obama smalg the rich don't pay their taxes is [bleep]. i voted for the guy and i'm a democrat what a [bleep] rich don't pay their taxes,let me tell you something, right? first they say to your brother it's the united states of america you can do whatever you want and you can go for it. >> >> bill: ill think a lot of people feel the same you do. very frustrating. you are kind of c disrespectful when you call president obama the president of the united states a blanking blank. do you feel bad about doing that? >> no. because you have to h put it in con elks and i'm doing a pofd cast there. the nature of the pod cast is you are arthur and honest. you just basically sea is you you now. it's different in are clib. i do stand up my whole act. i make funnel of everybody. you can't say on television say in then private club. >> bill: i know that here is thel. deal. we live in a crazy now electronic world where where everything everybody says is instantly on the internet andld whipped around the world saying i'm a little bit like you come from ver
>> this whole thing with obama smalg the rich don't pay their taxes is [bleep]. i voted for the guy and i'm a democrat what a [bleep] rich don't pay their taxes,let me tell you something, right? first they say to your brother it's the united states of america you can do whatever you want and you can go for it. >> >> bill: ill think a lot of people feel the same you do. very frustrating. you are kind of c disrespectful when you call president obama the president of the united...